The Goal of Error Analysis

b. The paragraph should have unity Unity means that the paragraph should be of one piece, a distinct unit that has one fundamental purpose. A paragraph should not be a fragment; it should be whole, complete unit, understandable no matter whether it stands alone or is combined with other parts to form a larger whole. The first characteristic of an effective paragraph is unity, which means that all sentences in the paragraph explain, develop, and support a central idea in some way. In other words, every paragraph must have a purpose within the paper, and all the sentences must somehow advance that purpose. c. The paragraph should have coherence and continuity Coherence means that the parts of the paragraph should be logically connected. Continuity means that the connection of the parts should be smooth. To make a comparison, a coherent paragraph is like a motor that is assembled. A paragraph that is coherent flows because it is arranged according to a definite plan, and as a result, all the sentences are not just about the same main topic, but they also “stick together” and lead readers smoothly from the topic sentence to the concluding one. d. The paragraph should be clarity The main ideas shines through the words clearly. For writing to be effective, readers must be able to determine the meaning upon a first reading. Clarity is the end result of knowing the purpose, correctly assessing the audience, connecting ideas, selecting appropriate word, and being complete. e. The paragraph should have an interesting thing An effective paragraph is worth reading. The topic significant and the development is interesting. A secret good essay writing is to remember that readers like to be entertain. Try to capture readers; attention and make them eager to continue. f. The paragraph should be adequately developed. That is should do fully what it sets out to do. It should not leave the job half done. The degree of development depends upon the aim or purpose of the paragraph. Effective paragraphs are not only unified, they are fully developed, which means that they do not leave any significant questions in readers’ minds.

4. Main Idea

Main idea is the writer’s main topic for the each paragraph. Each paragraph has a main idea because main idea is the topic of what paragraph try to explain. The writers uses main idea as a guideline to expand the paragraph. Main idea usually stated in a topic sentence, and every sentence in the paragraph must help the development of the topic sentence. a. Topic sentence A topic sentence what the paragraph is about, what it will describe or discuss. It is often the first sentence in the paragraph. Since a topic sentence tells what the paragraph is about, it is a little like the title of a compositions. In fact, because of the topic sentence, paragraph needs no title. In other ways, a topic sentence and a title are different. b. Supporting Ideas Supporting idea is a part for the writer to develop the topic in main idea. The writer develops the main idea in some sentence called supporting sentence. A paragraph includes several other sentence which in some way contribute to or support the idea in the topic sentence. In other word, all these sentence must be related to the topic.

5. Problems in Developing a Paragraph

When teacher correction students result in students writing, teacher will find some mistake and error, that is indicate students’ problem in developing paragraph. So many problem in developing paragraph, the most difficulties in paragraph development are organized the paragraph, grammar, world choice, mechanics, and usage. 21 21 Jo McDonough and Shaw Christopher, Material and Method in ELT, Oxford: Blackwell Publisher. 1993 P.158